Topic: Internationals

You are invited to join Dee Froeber, Minister to Internationals, in learning about the growing and thriving multi-faith communities that are part of the religious environment in our area.

Read full article: 'World Religions Learning Tour with Professor George Braswell'

The Ministry to Internationals needs volunteers on Thursday, August 13 from 2-4 p.m.

Read full article: 'NCSU International Student Orientation Fair'

If you love to be with internationals and love to serve the Lord we have a place for you! Teachers are needed in Sunday morning ESL classes. We are also in need of someone willing and able to be the co-director of Sunday ESL classes. Please contact Edith Clark at 782-0974 if you can help fill either need.

...For Wednesday ESL Students
Do you want to do Ministry in our backyard instead of going abroad? We
need volunteers to pick up students at various locations in and around
NCSU and bring them to FHBC at about 5:45 p.m. Return journey at about 8
p.m. These students don’t have transportation, but want to improve their
English. Please contact Andrea at 828-6161 ext. 107 or
internationalsadmin@foresthills.org if you can help!

A person is needed to teach English writing (grammar and composition) to
international students on Wednesdays 6:45-7:45 p.m. Please contact Dee
for more information at ext. 111.

For Wednesday ESL Students
Do you want to do Ministry in our backyard instead of going abroad? You can show your dedicated Christian love with these international students who have never heard of the love of Jesus to all people. Pick up students at various locations in and around NCSU and bring them to FHBC at about 5:45 p.m. Return journey at about 8 p.m. These students don’t have transportation, but want to improve their English. Please contact Indira Thillai if you can help!

A new semester of ESL classes begins on Wed., Sept. 6. If you are interested in serving as a lead teacher, teacher’s assistant, or administrative assistant, we would love to talk with you.

A new semester of ESL classes begins on Wed., Sept. 6. We have two sessions on Wed. nights: 6-6:45 p.m. and 6:45-7:45 p.m. If you are interested in serving as a lead teacher, teacher’s assistant, or administrative assistant, we would love to talk with you. Contact Dee Froeber, ext. 111 or internationals@foresthills.org.

We are taking international students to Emerald Point Water Park in Greensboro on Sat., August 26. We need van drivers and some friendship ambassadors to join us. Come share your friendship and help a new international student feel welcome.To join us, or for more information, please contact Dee Froeber at 828-6161, ext. 111 or internationals@foresthills.org.

The Ministry to Internationals is taking International students and their families to the beach next weekend, May 19-21. The purpose of this retreat is to build friendships and to share the good news of Christ in a relaxed environment. Please remember to pray for us.

A number of students also need scholarships. You can help sponsor a student for a gift of $75 made out to FHBC for International Retreat. For more info contact Dee at internationals@foresthills.org or 828-6161, ext 111.

December was a special ladies gathering. It was held at Pat Hashemiʼs with a gift exchange. The devotional was translated simultaneously into Farsi and Romanian as we had a large number of both Iranians and Moldovians. The best part was realizing that this group included ladies from many faiths, Muslim, Jewish, Bahi, Hindu, and Christians all fellowshipping together and hearing about Jesus Christ.



Read full article: 'Cross-Cultural Ladies Gathering -- Pat Hashemi'

What do Atheists, Agnostics, Protestant and Catholic Christians, Bahais, Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims all have in common?
Perhaps not a lot in terms of a similar worldview and conception of God, however for one weekend, individuals from these diverse backgrounds came together for sightseeing, friendship, and inquiry into the Christian faith.

Forest Hills' Ministry to Internationals sponsored a trip to the NC mountains for 62 persons Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Internationals from the international student body at NCSU, and Forest Hills' ESL classes and language mission churches (African, Chinese and Iranian) attended. We enjoyed a beautiful fall day on Saturday touring the Blue Ridge Parkway and Grandfather Mountain. Late Saturday night everyone gathered around a campfire for a marsh mellow roast?an ?American? cultural first for many?and songs from around the world. Sunday afternoon provided opportunity for a short tour through the scenic downtown of Blowing Rock.

Saturday night and Sunday morning gave participants the opportunity to hear Christian testimonies and study key bible passages. Christians from 5 different ethnic/national backgrounds?Anglo American, Brazilian, Chinese, Iranian, and Moldovan described how Christ had entered into and changed their lives. Perhaps it was their diverse cultural perspectives that communicated so well. Perhaps it was the sincerity of their testimony to God's goodness. Most assuredly it was the living presence of Christ who spoke through them that moved many of their listeners to tears. The unfailing love of our heavenly Father and the redemptive work of Christ were also clearly presented as participants divided into small discussion groups to study Jesus' parable of the lost son (Luke 15) and the story of a holy of a man named Nicodemus who needed a new beginning (John 3).

Read full article: 'A Not So Common Experience'

Internationals from our ESL classes and our mission churches are on retreat this weekend in Blowing Rock. Several Christians from different cultures will be sharing testimonies of how Christ changed their lives. This will be followed by evangelistic bible studies designed for an international audience. Our weekend will conclude with an invitation that offers participants the opportunity to accept Christ, to become involved, in further study, or to receive a Bible in their native language. Join us in prayer as we extend this invitation to internationals on our retreat.

The International Friendship Program at NCSU is a fun and
unique opportunity for community families to befriend new international
students for the sole purpose of crosscultural
friendship. Families meet with their assigned student(s) about
once a month. International students/families join IFP to make an immediate
American friend, practice English, and to learn more about American culture.
An application and orientation are required. Please contact Dee Froeber
at 828-6161 for more information.

International students at NCSU need
someone like you to chat with in order
to practice their English on Fridays
from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Daniels Hall
room 214. No experience is required,
only a willingness to be a friend and
chat for an hour. If you would like to
help on one or more Fridays please
contact Dee Froeber (828-6161 or
internationals@foresthills.org) for
more information.

The International Friendship Program at NCSU is a fun and
unique opportunity for community families to befriend new international
students for the sole purpose of crosscultural friendship. Families meet
with their assigned student(s) about once a month. International
students/families join IFP to make an immediate American friend,
practice English, and to learn more about American culture.
An application and orientation are required. Please contact Dee Froeber
at 828-6161 for more information.

Would you be willing to house a new
international student for 3 days until
he/she finds permanent housing?
Please contact Dee Froeber at
828-6161 if interested.

Would you be willing to house a new
international student for 3 days until
he/she finds permament housing?
Please contact Dee Froeber at
828-6161 if interested.

The International Friendship Program at NCSU is a fun and unique
opportunity for community families to befriend new international students
for the sole-purpose of cross-cultural friendship. Families meet with their
assigned student(s) about once a month. International students/families
join IFP to make an immediate American friend, practice English, and
to learn more about American culture. An application and orientation are
required. Please contact Dee Froeber at 828-6161 for more information.

Are you an accountant or bookkeeper
with experience in setting up and
handling payroll? If you are, our
Language Mission Churches need
your help. Please contact the church office.

Are you an accountant or bookkeeper with experience in setting up and
handling payroll? If you are, our Language Mission Churches need
your help. Please contact the church office at828-6161.

Are you an accountant or bookkeeper with experience in setting up and
handling payroll? If you are, our Language Mission Churches need
your help. Please contact the church office at 828-6161.

The International Ministry needs the expertise of a Social Worker a couple
of times a year. If you feel led to assist us with this ministry, please contact
Andrea Eakright, 828-6161 x107.

The International Friendship Program (IFP) is a fun and unique
opportunity for community families to befriend new international
students for the sole-purpose of crosscultural friendship. International
students/families join IFP to make an immediate American friend, practice
English, and to learn more about American culture. An application
and orientation are required.
Application:
http://www.ncsu.edu/oisss/pdf/friendapp.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions:
http://www.ncsu.edu/oisss/programs/friend.htm#faqus.

The International Friendship Program (IFP) is a fun and unique
opportunity for community families to befriend new international
students for the sole-purpose of crosscultural friendship. International
students/families join IFP to make an immediate American friend, practice
English, and to learn more about American culture. An application
and orientation are required.
Application: http://www.ncsu.edu/oisss/pdf/friendapp.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions:
http://www.ncsu.edu/oisss/programs/friend.htm#faqus

Are you an accountant or bookkeeper
with experience in setting up and
handling payroll? If you are, our
Language Mission Churches need
your help. Please contact the Church
Office at 828-6161.

Ten members from Forest Hills and
our Chinese Baptist Church will be in
East Asia for the next couple of weeks.
Please keep this team in your prayers.

Are you an accountant or bookkeeper with experience in setting up and
handling payroll? If you are, our Language Mission Churches need
your help. If interested please contact the church office at 828-6161.

Ten members from Forest Hills and our Chinese Baptist Church will be
departing this week for East Asia. Please keep this team in your prayers.
If you would like to covenant to pray specifically for this team, please make
your way to the front of the sanctuary at the end of today?s service. A team
member will be there to distribute prayer guides.

An international student at NCSU
has the following needs:
? table and chair(s)
? any living room furniture
? desk
? lamp(s)
? night stand or small bedside table
? coffee maker
? microwave-safe cookware
? storage containers
? bedspread or comforter
He also needs transportation to and
from church on Wednesday nights
and on Sundays, as well as a trip to
the grocery store from time to time.
Please contact Luz Frye or the Church
Offi ce (828-6161) if you can help in any way.